Wilson v. Manning

Apr 1, 1982
17632
Reporters:
,
Before:
Per Curiam
PER CURIAM:

Petitioners brought this action for a writ of mandamus commanding a city recorder to ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‍submit a rezoning ordinance to a referendum. The district court denied the petition in an unsigned minute entry accompanied by a certificate of mailing which directed counsel for the defendant ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‍to prepare an order conforming to the minute entry. However, no order appears in the record and apparently none was entered. The notice of appeal states that petitioners appeal “from ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‍the minute entry entered in this action

An unsigned minute entry does not constitute an entry of judgment, nor is it a final judgment for purposes of Utah R.Civ.P. 72(a). Utah R.Civ.P. 58A(b) and ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‍(c); Steadman v. Lake Hills, 20 Utah 2d 61, 433 P.2d 1 (1967); Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Clegg, 103 Utah 414, 135 *656 P.2d 919 (1943); Robison v. Fillmore Commercial & Savings Bank, 61 Utah 398, 213 P. 790 (1923). Although well briefed and ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‍argued, this appeal must therefore be dismissed as improperly before this Court.

So ordered. No costs awarded.